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Washington, D.C. – In a case with important implications for consent decrees involving racial and gender preferences, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday that New York City school custodians be allowed to challenge preferential employment and hiring policies for female and minority custodians. The custodians will argue that the

Washington, D.C. – A Minneapolis-area history professor muzzled by college administrators filed suit in federal court today to protect his First Amendment rights, after finding himself in the middle of the battle raging on college campuses between political correctness and free speech. North

Washington, D.C. – In a landmark victory for religious liberty and government funding of faith-based entities, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that “the State of Maryland infringed on Columbia [Union College’s] free speech rights by establishing a broad grant program . .

Newark, N.J. — A Washington, New Jersey high school student suspended for wearing a T-shirt with the word “redneck” on it asked a federal court today to protect his and other students’ First Amendment rights. The T-shirt lists comedian Jeff Foxworthy’s “Top 10 Reasons You Might Be A Redneck Sports

Washington, D.C. – The law firm at the forefront of the legal challenge to affirmative action in university admissions weighed in today in the battle over affirmative action in government contracting. Using government documents obtained in separate litigation, the Center for Individual Rights

Federal court considers inclusion of Maryland religious college in state aid

Washington, D.C. – The constitutionality of government funding of religious entities was at issue today as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit heard argument on whether a Takoma Park, Maryland college can participate in a state aid

Washinton, D.C. – In a landmark decision affecting the future of affirmative action, a federal judge ruled today that “the University of Michigan Law School’s use of race as a factor in its admissions decisions is unconstitutional and a violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.” Ruling

Future of racial preferences at U. of Washington and across the nation at stake

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to decide the key question in the national debate over affirmative action. White applicants challenging the constitutionality of minority admissions preferences at the University of Washington Law

Washington, D.C. –Applicants challenging minority admissions preferences at the University of Michigan asked a federal appeals court today to review a judge’s ruling that the current system of preferences is legal. The request comes in response to the University’s recent petition asking the court to review a parallel ruling that

Washington, D.C. – President Bush’s initiative to expand partnerships between government and faith-based providers of social services drew a predictable response from many quarters. Groups advocating an absolute separation of church and state were quick to criticize the President’s legislative proposals, including the